13. E.V.P. - Blood Orange80s Funk styles. Blood Orange shows up 4 times on my top 50 of the year. I think he had the album of the year. Each of the 4 on this list are so different but in the context of the album they make a cohesive sound.

12. Cranes In The Sky - Solange (KAYTRANADA DJ EDIT)I know the original is probably better, but I like this one. What an absolutely cathartic song. thank you solange & kaytra

11. Hadron Collider - Blood Orange [& Nelly Furtado]the keys, percussion, and reverb on this are transcendent. Nelly Furtado & Dev Hynes are the match up I didn't know I needed, but I really hope they have a project in the works.

10. HEAVN - Jamila WoodsI flipped when I heard the flip. There's a version of this on Youtube that says (Produced By The Roots!). Jamila is forever in my good books for this. In case you dunno, she's singing over Eve by The Roots from their album Dilla Joints. All that said, I don't just love this cause my fave band is playing, this could have been a huge disappointment. She elevates this track and brings it to a whole new beautiful place.

9. Episode - GallantFalsetto. This song could probably be higher on the list. Blues Funk? pheeeeeeewwww. I love this song so much.

8. 8 (circle) - Bon Iversax & vocal. sounds pretty nice. Also I don't think these are the lyrics but this is what I hear and sing:"PHILOSOPHIZE AND FIGUREWhat I have and haven't heard"That speaks to me, ya know?

7. Sandcastles - BeyonceYou cry? Feels good to cry sometimes.

6. 20:17 - Olafur Arnalds & Nils FrahmDreams come true. These two making an album together was a highlight of the year for me. Probably my most listened to song of 2016. The soundtrack to my studies.